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  • 1 lift

    [lift] 1. verb
    1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) levantar
    2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) levantar
    3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) levantar
    4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) subir
    2. noun
    1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) um levantar
    2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) elevador
    3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) boleia
    4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) estímulo
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    [lift] n 1 ação de levantar, levantamento. 2 altura a que se levanta algo. 3 pequena elevação de terreno. 4 auxílio para suspender algo. 5 ascensor, elevador, aparelho para suspender cargas. 6 carga que foi ou deve ser erguida. 7 melhoria de condição social. 8 carona. 9 camada de sola no salto de um sapato. 10 ajuda, auxílio. 11 melhora de estado de ânimo. 12 furto. 13 Aeron força de sustentação ou ascensão. • vt+vi 1 erguer, alçar, levantar, suspender, içar, subir. 2 surgir (no horizonte). 3 retirar, levantar, revogar. 4 furtar. 5 exaltar, estimular. 6 pagar (uma obrigação). 7 fig plagiar. 8 levantar-se, erguer-se. 9 desenterrar (batatas). to give one a lift dar condução ou carona a alguém. to lift off decolar verticalmente (espaçonave). to lift up one’s head recobrar de doença ou prostração.

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  • 2 lift

    [lift] 1. verb
    1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) erguer
    2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) carregar
    3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) levantar
    4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) subir
    2. noun
    1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) erguimento
    2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) elevador
    3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) carona
    4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) estímulo

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  • 3 lift off

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  • 4 lift off

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  • 5 to lift the curtain

    to lift the curtain
    levantar o véu.

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  • 6 to bend/lift one’s elbow

    to bend/lift one’s elbow
    encher a cara, beber demais. to elbow one’s way (in, out, through) abrir caminho às cotoveladas. up to the elbows 1 ocupadíssimo, cheio de serviço. 2 muito envolvido.

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  • 7 vandalise

    verb The lift in our block of flats has been vandalized.) estragar
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    van.dal.ise
    [v'ændəlaiz] vt barbarizar, destruir intencionalmente.

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  • 8 vandalize

    verb The lift in our block of flats has been vandalized.) estragar
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    van.dal.ize
    [v'ændəlaiz] vt = link=vandalise vandalise.

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  • 9 vandalise

    verb The lift in our block of flats has been vandalized.) depredar

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  • 10 vandalize

    verb The lift in our block of flats has been vandalized.) depredar

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  • 11 hoist

    [hoist] 1. verb
    1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) levantar
    2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) levantar
    2. noun
    1) (an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects: a luggage hoist.) guindaste
    2) (a lift or push up: Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!) empurrão
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    [hɔist] n 1 ação de levantar ou içar. 2 elevador. 3 macaco, moitão, guindaste, guincho, grua. • vt+vi içar, levantar, elevar, guindar. hoist with his own petard preso em sua própria armadilha. to hoist the flag içar a bandeira.

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  • 12 hoist

    [hoist] 1. verb
    1) (to lift (something heavy): he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.) levantar
    2) (to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc: The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag.) içar
    2. noun
    1) (an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects: a luggage hoist.) guindaste
    2) (a lift or push up: Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!) ajuda para subir

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  • 13 fork

    [fo:k] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument with two or more pointed pieces for piercing and lifting things: We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.) garfo
    2) (the point at which a road, river etc divides into two or more branches or divisions: a fork in the river.) bifurcação
    3) (one of the branches or divisions of a road, river etc into which the road, river etc divides: Take the left fork (of the road).) bifurcação
    2. verb
    1) ((of a road, river etc) to divide into (usually two) branches or divisions: The main road forks here.) bifurcar
    2) ((of a person or vehicle) to follow one of the branches or divisions into which a road has divided: The car forked left.) seguir a bifurcação
    3) (to lift or move with a fork: The farmer forked the hay.) apanhar
    - fork-lift truck
    - fork out
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    [fɔ:k] n 1 garfo, forcado, forquilha, forqueta. 2 bifurcação, forqueta, lugar de confluência de rios, bívio, lugar onde se juntam dois caminhos. 3 ponta de flecha, dente de garfo, cada um dos braços ou ramos em que uma coisa é bifurcada. • vt+vi 1 forcar, aforquilhar. 2 bifurcar. 3 tomar a direção (da direita ou da esquerda). 4 sl enganar, ludibriar, maltratar, aproveitar-se de. to fork out/ over coll a) entregar, pagar. b) pagar contra a vontade.

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  • 14 fork

    [fo:k] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument with two or more pointed pieces for piercing and lifting things: We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.) garfo, forcado
    2) (the point at which a road, river etc divides into two or more branches or divisions: a fork in the river.) bifurcação
    3) (one of the branches or divisions of a road, river etc into which the road, river etc divides: Take the left fork (of the road).) bifurcação
    2. verb
    1) ((of a road, river etc) to divide into (usually two) branches or divisions: The main road forks here.) bifurcar
    2) ((of a person or vehicle) to follow one of the branches or divisions into which a road has divided: The car forked left.) tomar
    3) (to lift or move with a fork: The farmer forked the hay.) forcar
    - fork-lift truck - fork out

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  • 15 shaft

    1) (the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc: the shaft of a golf-club.) cabo
    2) (one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed: The horse stood patiently between the shafts.) varal
    3) (a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine: the driving-shaft.) eixo
    4) (a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building: a liftshaft; a mineshaft.) poço
    5) (a ray of light: a shaft of sunlight.) raio
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    [ʃa:ft, ʃæft] n 1 cabo, haste. 2 flecha, seta, lança, dardo. 3 raio, feixe de luz. 4 lança, varal (de carro puxado a cavalo). 5 coluna, fuste de coluna. 6 mastro (de bandeira). 7 Mech eixo, fuso, árvore. 8 cabo (de martelo, etc.). 9 haste, caule, tronco. 10 poço, escavação vertical, entrada de mina, chaminé. 11 cabo de pena. 12 cuba de alto-forno. • vt sl tratar de maneira desonesta. elevator shaft Brit/ lift shaft Amer poço do elevador.

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  • 16 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) correr
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) andar
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) correr
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) trabalhar
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) gerir
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) correr
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) circular
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) durar
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) conduzir
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) espalhar-se
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) levar
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) passar
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) ficar
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) corrida
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) passeio
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) período
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) malha caída
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) uso
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) ponto
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) cercado
    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) consecutivos
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild
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    [r∧n] n 1 corrida, carreira. 2 tempo ou porção determinada de trabalho, movimento, operação, série. 3 tempo ou quantidade de líquido escorrido, escoamento, fluxo, descarga. 4 passeio, viagem curta, giro, jornada, viagem, volta. 5 ponto no beisebol ou no críquete. 6 período, temporada, continuação, duração. 7 sucessão de exibições teatrais ou cinematográficas, série de representações. 8 correr (dos dias), marcha, curso (dos acontecimentos). 9 Com grande procura, corrida aos bancos. 10 Mus rápida sucessão de notas, escala. 11 liberdade de percorrer ou fazer uso de. 12 porção, cardume (de peixes), bando. 13 viveiro, lugar reservado para animais, pasto. 14 desfiadura ou desfiado, especialmente de meia. 15 corrente d’água, córrego. 16 tipo, classe. 17 passagem ou migração periódica. 18 curso, caminho ou passagem regular de animais, batida de caça. 19 Min direção, inclinação. 20 fio (de discurso). 21 percurso, trajeto. 22 pista inclinada (de esqui, etc.). 23 sucessão, série, seqüência. the run at the hills is to the west / as montanhas se estendem para o oeste. 24 tendência, orientação, direção geral. 25 Typogr tiragem. • vt+vi (ps ran, pp run) 1 correr. 2 apressar. 3 fugir, escapar. they ran for their lives / fugiram, deram aos calcanhares, deram às de vila-diogo, correram a mais não poder. 4 fazer correr, mover ou andar. 5 seguir, ir. let things run their course / deixe as coisas tomarem seu rumo. his talents do not run that way / os talentos dele não vão por esse lado. 6 fazer percurso ou trajeto. 7 perseguir, dar caça a. 8 passar ou fazer passar (o tempo). 9 pesquisar, procurar a fonte de. 10 estender-se, prolongar-se (ruas, estradas). our garden runs east / nosso jardim estende-se para o leste. 11 enfiar, espetar, penetrar, atravessar. 12 desbotar, misturar-se confusamente (tintas). 13 ter duração de, durar, continuar. school runs from eight to twelve / as aulas duram das oito às doze horas. 14 ter força legal, vigorar, ser válido. 15 conduzir, guiar, transportar. 16 ter forma, qualidade ou caráter específico. 17 participar de uma corrida, disputar, competir. 18 Amer ser candidato à eleição. 19 expor-se a, incorrer em, sofrer. 20 funcionar, operar, trabalhar. 21 fazer operar ou funcionar (uma máquina), estar em ação ou operação. 22 estar em cartaz, continuar sendo exibido ou apresentado (filme, peça teatral, etc.). 23 conduzir, dirigir (negócios). 24 seguir em cardumes (de peixes), principalmente para desova. 25 coser (em direção contínua). 26 romper, passar (bloqueio). 27 contrabandear. 28 publicar (periodicamente). 29 liquidificar, derreter. 30 moldar derretendo. 31 andar a passo rápido, galopar (cavalo). 32 fazer, executar. 33 mover-se sobre ou como sobre rodas, revolver, girar, virar. 34 fluir, escorrer, vazar, gotejar, supurar. 35 espalhar rapidamente, circular, correr. 36 ter origem em, remontar. 37 prosseguir, continuar. 38 tender, inclinar-se (to, towards para). 39 ser corrente, estar em voga. 40 desfiar, correr o fio. 41 Comp rodar, executar. 42 deixar acumular (dívida, conta). 43 custar. 44 levar, deixar, ficar. 45 ocorrer com freqüência. a day’s run Naut singradura. a heavy sea was running o mar estava agitado. a run for one’s money competição, concorrência dura. a run of bad fortune série de infortúnios, corrente de azar. a run of bad luck um período de infelicidade, uma maré de azar. a run of two months Theat exibição de dois meses. at a run correndo. by the run Naut por viagem. don’t run away with the idea that não pense que. feelings run high os ânimos estão exaltados. he ran himself out / ele esgotou-se (correndo). he ran his pen through the line / ele cancelou a linha. he ran with rain ele estava encharcado. his words ran in my head suas palavras não me saíram da cabeça. how your tongue runs! coll como você fala! que tagarela! I am run down estou esgotado. in the long run no final das contas, com o correr do tempo, a longo prazo. in the short run a curto prazo. it has a great run Com tem boa saída. on the run a) na correria, correndo, sempre em atividade. b) coll fugindo. run of office gestão. she ran with tears ela desfez-se em lágrimas. the common run, the ordinary run a maioria, o tipo comum. the general run of girls as moças de um modo geral. the general run of things a tendência geral. the runs diarréia. the ship ran upon a rock / o navio chocou-se contra um rochedo. this year the apples ran big este ano as maçãs ficaram grandes. thus runs the order a ordem é essa. to be run out of town ser expulso da cidade. to enjoy a long run ter longa exibição. to go for a run dar um passeio. to have a run for one’s money tirar bom proveito de seu dinheiro. to have the run of the garden ter livre acesso ao jardim. to have the run of the place ser o senhor na casa. to run about a) andar de um lado para outro. b) correr para cá e para lá. to run across a) encontrar por acaso. b) atravessar correndo. to run after perseguir, procurar obter ou alcançar, correr atrás. to run against a) chocar, abalroar, colidir. b) precipitar-se, opor-se a, ser contrário a, ser rival de. c) Sport competir com. to run ahead a) levar vantagem. b) adiantar-se, correr na frente. to run along a) seguir margeando ou ao longo de. b) ir-se. to run a match participar de um jogo. to run amuck, amok sair do controle, ter acesso de fúria. to run a race disputar uma corrida. to run a risk correr um risco. to run ashore encalhar, parar. to run at atacar, atirar-se sobre. to run a temperature ficar com febre. to run away fugir, esquivar-se ( from de). to run away with a) fazer perder o controle. b) roubar. c) fugir com. d) ganhar, vencer com facilidade. e) absorver, consumir. to run back voltar, retroceder. to run before the sea Naut correr com o mar. to run before the wind Naut correr com o vento. to run by correr, passar por. to run cold gelar. my blood ran cold / meu sangue gelou. to run counter to ser oposto a, correr em sentido oposto a. to run deep ser fundo. to run down a) parar por falta de corda (relógio). b) enfraquecer, cansar. c) perseguir até pegar, alcançar. d) criticar, ofender com palavras, menosprezar, depreciar. e) Naut chocar-se e derrubar ou afundar. f) abalroar, atropelar. g) derrubar. h) decair, deteriorar. i) escorrer, refluir. to run down the coast navegar ao longo da costa. to run dry a) secar. b) esgotar-se. to run for a) esforçar-se por. b) correr. c) candidatar-se a. to run for it fugir, pôr-se a salvo. to run for one’s life correr para salvar a vida. to run foul/ afoul of a) chocar. b) entrar em conflito com. c) misturar-se desordenadamente. to run from fugir de, escapar de. to run hard close seguir de perto (numa competição). to run high enfurecer-se, esbravejar, irar-se. to run in a) correr para dentro. b) fazer uma breve visita a. c) coll prender, pôr no xadrez. d) enfiar, fazer passar. e) inserir, acrescentar (palavras). f) amaciar (motor). to run in the blood estar no sangue. to run into a) entrar correndo, afluir. b) colidir, chocar-se com. c) encontrar por acaso. d) atingir, alcançar (uma determinada quantia, quantidade, etc.). to run into debt endividar-se. to run in with fig estar de acordo com. to run low escassear. to run mad a) enlouquecer. b) fig ficar furioso. to run off a) fugir, escapar. b) escoar, vazar. c) imprimir (cópias). d) escrever às pressas. to run off at the mouth falar demais. to run off one’s feet não dar descanso, não dar sossego. to run off the rails a) descarrilhar (trem). b) fig sair dos trilhos, sair da linha, comportar-se mal. to run off with coll tomar, roubar, escapar com. to run on a) continuar, prosseguir. b) falar muito. c) voltar-se para, relacionar-se. d) Typogr prosseguir sem interrupção. to run one’s head against a brick wall tentar o impossível. to run out a) sair (correndo). b) jorrar, escorrer, transbordar. c) esgotar, acabar. d) terminar. to run out of usar até o fim, não ter mais. to run out on abandonar. to run over a) examinar brevemente. b) recapitular. c) transbordar. d) passar por cima. e) passar correndo. f) passar para o outro lado (desertar). g) atropelar. he was run over by the train / ele foi apanhado pelo trem. to run ragged deixar exausto. to run rings around someone fazer de alguém o que se quer. to run riot a) agir sem controle, pintar o sete. b) crescer demais (planta). to run short estar no fim. to run the show a) sl conduzir ou manejar as coisas. b) ter controle ou poder. to run through a) passar por ou examinar rapidamente. b) tirar, gastar, acabar com, esbanjar. c) penetrar, espalhar, encher. d) transfixar, transpassar. e) passar por. f) cancelar. to run to a) estender-se até. b) correr até. c) tender, inclinar-se para. d) atingir, montar (falando de dinheiro). e) ter dinheiro suficiente para. to run to seed fig perder a força ou o vigor. to run toward, towards inclinar-se para ser favorável a. to run to waste dissipar, estragar. to run up a) correr para cima. b) hastear (bandeira). c) fazer subir (preços). d) acumular dívidas. e) montar ou edificar apressadamente. f) coll fazer depressa (costura). to run up and down correr de cá para lá, de cima para baixo. to run upon a) estar absorto em. b) encontrar inesperada e acidentalmente. c) referir-se a, versar sobre. d) correr sobre, em cima de. e) dedicar-se a, ocupar-se com. f) precipitar-se sobre. to run wild a) enfurecer, ficar fora de si. b) espantar, ficar espantado (cavalo). c) comportar-se mal, agir sem controle. d) crescer como mato (plantas). to run with a) estar de acordo com. b) assumir a responsabilidade. to take a short run tomar pequeno impulso (para saltar).

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  • 17 finger

    ['fiŋɡə] 1. noun
    1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) dedo
    2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) dedo
    3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) pedaço
    2. verb
    (to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) manusear
    - fingerprint
    - fingertip
    - be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
    - have something at one's fingertips
    - have at one's fingertips
    - have a finger in the pie / in every pie
    - put one's finger on
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    [f'iŋgə] n 1 dedo. 2 qualquer peça saliente de pequeno porte, semelhante a um dedo. 3 comprimento ou largura correspondente a um dedo. 4 sl dedo-duro, informante. 5 sl um policial. • vt+vi 1 tocar com os dedos. he didn’t lay a finger on her / ele não a tocou. 2 manusear, apalpar, auxiliar. she doesn’t lift a finger, she doesn’t raise a finger to help her mother / ela não ergue um dedo para ajudar sua mãe. 3 sl dedo-durar: localizar e mostrar para ladrões lugares passíveis de assalto. 4 Mus dedilhar, executar com os dedos em instrumento musical, indicar por algarismos. five-fingers sl 1 gatuno, ladrão. 2 sentença de prisão de cinco anos. I’m all fingers and thumbs eu sou muito desajeitado com as mãos. on the finger sl 1 a crédito. 2 grátis. the money slipped through his fingers o dinheiro escorregou pelos seus dedos, ele perdeu o dinheiro. to get your fingers burnt ou to burn your fingers dar com os burros n’água, queimar-se. to have a finger in the pie meter o dedo, intrometer-se em um negócio. to have green fingers ter uma boa mão para plantas. to keep one’s fingers crossed torcer, esperar que algo aconteça. to lay one’s finger upon pôr o dedo em cima, descobrir ou indicar com exatidão. to point a finger, to point the finger acusar. to put a finger on someone’s weak spot pôr o dedo na ferida, encontrar o calcanhar-de-aquiles. to twist someone round your little finger fazer gato e sapato de alguém. to work one’s fingers to the bone dar duro, trabalhar em excesso.

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  • 18 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) luz
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luz
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) lume
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luz
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) claro
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) claro
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) iluminar
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) acender-se
    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to
    II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leve
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leve
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) ligeiro
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) leve
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leve
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) ágil
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) ligeiro
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leve
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) arenoso
    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light
    III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)
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    light1
    [lait] n 1 luz, claridade, iluminação, brilho. 2 fonte de luz (lâmpada, vela, etc.). 3 janela. 4 clarabóia. 5 alvorada, clarear do dia, luz diurna. 6 fig exposição, conhecimento público. 7 compreensão, esclarecimento, conhecimento. 8 iluminação espiritual, luz interior, verdade. 9 aspecto, ponto de vista. 10 sinal de trânsito, farol. 11 fig luminar, sumidade. 12 algo usado para acender (acendedor, fósforo, isqueiro, fogo). 13 inspiração. • vt+vi (ps and pp lit or lighted) 1 iluminar, acender, brilhar. 2 inflamar. 3 iluminar-se, acender-se. 4 clarear. • adj brilhante, claro, luminoso. according to my lights a meu ver, no meu entender. against the light contra a luz. between the lights a) à meia-luz. b) no crepúsculo. fast to light que não desbota pela ação da luz, resistente à luz. in a good (bad) light de modo favorável (desfavorável). in the light of à luz de, considerando. men of light and leading homens de saber e influência. to bring to light descobrir, elucidar. to come to light tornar-se conhecido. to light out sair apressadamente, fugir. to see the light a) nascer. b) passar a existir, tornar-se público. c) compreender, entender. to shed light explicar, elucidar. to stand in one’s own light frustrar os próprios planos ou desejos.
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    light2
    [lait] adj 1 leve. 2 fácil, simples. 3 ligeiro, rápido, ágil. 4 Phon átono. 5 alegre, jocoso. 6 trivial, de pouca importância. 7 frívolo, leviano. 8 claro. 9 fraco (bebidas). 10 suave, brando. 11 poroso, friável. 12 tonto, amalucado, delirante. • adv 1 levemente. 2 facilmente. a light heart despreocupação, sensação de alegria. light as a feather leve como uma pluma. light come, light go fácil vem, fácil vai. light in the head a) tonto. b) bobo. c) louco. to have light fingers ter dedos leves, ter tendência a furtar. to make light of fazer pouco de, não levar a sério.
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    light3
    [lait] vt+vi 1 aliviar. 2 desmontar, apear(-se). 3 descer, pousar. 4 encontrar por acaso. 5 golpear, atacar (com into).

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  • 19 raise

    [reiz] 1. verb
    1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) levantar
    2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) elevar
    3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) criar
    4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) criar
    5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) levantar
    6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) reunir
    7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocar
    8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) levantar
    9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) erguer
    10) (to give (a shout etc).) dar
    11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contactar
    2. noun
    (an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento
    - raise hell/Cain / the roof
    - raise someone's spirits
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    [reiz] n 1 aumento. 2 subida, elevação. 3 levantamento: ação de levantar. • vt+vi 1 levantar, erguer, pôr de pé. I raised my glass to him / eu o brindei. 2 elevar, aumentar, subir ou fazer subir. 3 engrandecer, promover, fortalecer. 4 ajuntar, formar, recrutar, alistar. 5 criar, cultivar, plantar. 6 criar, educar. he was born and raised in New York / ele nasceu e foi educado em Nova York. 7 provocar, causar. 8 suscitar, fazer aparecer, evocar. 9 ressuscitar. 10 exclamar. 11 erigir, erguer, construir, edificar. 12 descobrir, achar. the dog raised a rabbit / o cachorro descobriu uma lebre. 13 terminar, acabar, suspender. 14 avistar. the ship raised land / o navio aproximou-se da (avistou) terra. 15 sublevar, revoltar. 16 arranjar, angariar, levantar (fundos). she raised the dough / ela arranjou o dinheiro. 17 armar (tenda). 18 alçar. 19 causar (briga). 20 excitar, animar, incitar (against, upon contra). 21 realçar, frisar. 22 entoar, cantar. he raised me out of sleep ele despertou-me. to raise a blister formar uma bolha de água na pele. to raise a ghost invocar um espírito. to raise a hand to levantar a mão para, bater, tratar mal. to raise a monument erigir um monumento. to raise an army ajuntar, formar um exército. to raise an eyebrow ficar surpreso. to raise a point levantar uma questão. to raise a shout dar um grito. to raise a storm fig provocar, causar uma tempestade. to raise Cain, (mischief, a row) fazer barulho, armar contendas. to raise cloth aveludar pano. to raise dust fazer alarde, criar confusão. to raise hell coll criar caso. to raise money arranjar dinheiro. to raise money on a property empenhar, hipotecar uma propriedade. to raise one’s eyes elevar a vista (to para). to raise one’s glass fazer um brinde à saúde de. to raise one’s hat cumprimentar tirando o chapéu, tirar o chapéu em cumprimento. to raise prices fazer subir os preços. to raise sheep, potatoes, etc. criar ovelhas, cultivar, plantar batatas. to raise the country sublevar o país. to raise the dead ressuscitar os mortos. to raise the nation to power engrandecer a nação, levá-la ao poder. to raise the roof ficar muito bravo, criar caso, armar um pampeiro. to raise the salary aumentar o salário. to raise the siege of a fort levantar o cerco de um forte. to raise the wind a) sl achar meios de arranjar dinheiro por modos fraudulentos. b) provocar distúrbio ou comoção. to raise to a power Math elevar a uma potência. to raise up levantar, alçar.

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  • 20 shoulder

    ['ʃəuldə] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) ombro
    2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.)
    3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) ombreira
    4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) quarto dianteiro
    2. verb
    1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) pôr ao ombro
    2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) assumir
    3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) abrir caminho
    - put one's shoulder to the wheel
    - shoulder to shoulder
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    shoul.der
    [ʃ'ouldə] n 1 ombro. they fought shoulder to shoulder / eles lutaram ombro a ombro. he looked over his shoulders / ele olhou para trás, virou o pescoço para olhar para trás. he needed a shoulder to cry on / ele precisou de um ombro (amigo) para chorar. 2 costas. 3 quarto dianteiro. 4 parte ou projeção em forma de ombro. 5 Archit saliência, anteparo, espaldão. 6 acostamento. • vi 1 levar ao ombro, suportar com os ombros. 2 carregar, assumir, sustentar. 3 empurrar com os ombros. he shouldered his way through the crowd / ele forçou caminho na multidão. shoulder arms! ombro armas! to be an opportunity to rub shoulders with the famous ser uma oportunidade para encontrar e conversar com pessoas famosas. they shouldered him out / empurraram-no para fora. to stand head and shoulders above other things a) ser mais alto que os outros. b) ser melhor que os outros.

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